Method of making trousers



oct. r9, 1923. 1,470,434

R. FREZZA 'METHOD OF MAKING TROUSERS Filed Sent. 28. 1922 /f 4l gli En gli@ J4 JJ i'a f .a M' 35 Quema Patented Oct. 9, 1923.

UNITED: STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROCCO FREZZA, OFTRr/ENTON, NEW JERSEY.

METHOD OF MAKING TROUSERS.

Application led September 2S, 1922'. Serial No. 591,109.

l 1U mens trousers, and it has for an object to both lessen the cost of making and improve the appearance of the trousers, the invention being particularly advantageous Awhen em` bodied in light weight material for summer wear, although not` of necessity confined thereto. i

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followinodesc-ri tion and accom an infr drawin j b D i and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. i

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a rear perspective view of my improved trousers.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear view of the waist portion.

Fig. 3 is a top edge view thereof. l Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

I have here shown my invention applied to a pair of trousers. The legs are each formed in one piece of material 10, whose edges are jointed along the back, the joining line being indicated at 11 in Fig. 1, the seam being made in the usual manner. u

At the front and sides of the trousers each piece of material extends up to the `waistband, 'while on the inner side of the leg it is suitably cut to form the crotch of the trousers` the two leg .pieces being united at the crotch along a line shown alt 13 in Fig. 1`

into which the seam lines of the legs merge at their upper ends a short distance below` the waistband.

For supporting the trousers I provide a construction which does away with the ordi-` In this construc- `device through which said waistband is nary heavy leather belt. tion, instead of an ordinary form of waistband I sew upon the top edge of the trousers a belt strip 25, this strip being attached to the trousers substantially around the same except for a short distance at either side of the front opening. The opposite ends of the belt strip are left free, as indicated at 26 and 27, while one end may carry a buckle 28 to be engaged by the other end.

As shown in detail in Figs. 2, 3 and t the j belt is arranged to permit of tightening at the back. To this end the waistband, the term being here used to include the beltstrip 25, has a pair of longitudinal slots 3() formed in the 'back thereof. The strip of material between these slots is passed through an elongated ring B1 and has attached thereto a pair of straps 82 onr which s are` buckles cadapted to be engaged by other straps 34 attached to the inside of the waistband of the trousers. The back of the trousers will thus be folded in a neat pleat when the straps are tightened. The ring 31 has pairs of prongs 31 projecting from the 1 i upper and lower ends thereof which engage the top and bottom portions of the waistband so as to prevent displacement of the latter.

'As will be apparent from the foregoing description my improved trousers will be characterized by a neat vand sightly appearance, the trousers being particularly suited for sport wear, or in any conditions where coats are not worn. Furthermore the cost of making is considerably lessened by reason of the one-piece construction of the legs which facilitates both the cutting andthe subsequent fitting, the making of alterations being `greatly facilitated, since, in making alterations, only 'a single seam needs to be touched. lVith the seam at the back it does not show when the trousers are pressed, and in pressingv the trousers the front edge can always be kept straight, assuming its proper position when the trousers are laid flat with the seams at the back.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a pair of trousers, a waistband, a

looped` at the back and withwhich it has upon and extending said looped portion of the waistband.

' 2. In a pair of trousers7 a waistband, a device through which said waistband is i" looped at the back and With Which it has sliding engagement,l and straps for `pulling upon and extending said looped portion'of` In testimony whereof I haveA aiiXed my signature.

ROCCO FREZZA. 

